Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
May 23, 2018
At the
Academy
The Warm Springs Academy
hosted the Summer Slam Powwow
in May. Next week will be the
sixth- through eighth-grade band
and music concert, at the Performing
Arts Center on Wednesday, May
30; and the fifth-grade music
concert, Thursday, May 31 at the
Academy gym. Then next Friday,
June 1, will be the school assemblies.
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Community notes
Wednesday, May 30 is the dead-
line to sign up to attend the Cen-
tral Oregon Community College
sponsored production of the court-
room drama Twelve Angr y Me, put
on by inmates at Deer Ridge Cor-
rectional Institution.
The play will be put on July 14
and 15. To attend, contact Lani
Sykes at 541-504-2901.
Resolution:
Jayson Smith photos
Motivational speaker Ron L.
James, author of the book Choices,
will give a presentation in Warm
Springs on June 11 at 5:30 at the
Community Center social hall.
A new free legal clinic will be
taking intakes on June 11 at the
Warm Springs Community Action
Team Office from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Eligible clients will receive a free 45-
60 minute consultation with an at-
torney to discuss any legal issues.
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Methamphetamine contamina-
tion is a health hazard, especially to
children and elders.
The draft resolution suggests
some actions to contend with the
problem, calling for a “tribal-wide
meth prevention and treatment
strategy, coordinated delivery of
ser vices and development of
grants.”
The point is “to ensure that tribal
programs, Indian Health Services,
and quasi-enterprises such as the
Warm Springs Housing Authority,
are working together on a tribal-wide
meth prevention and treatment
strategy…”
The action plan would imple-
ment a program of “meth preven-
tion, intervention, treatment and af-
tercare initiatives…”
The draft resolution calls for “fi-
nancial support” in the implemen-
tation of the plan. This point in
particular is among those that need
to be given greater specificity, as
Tribal Council, management and
Finance are looking toward the
2019 tribal budget.
For this reason Council tabled
the resolution, asking for more
specificity in, for instance, the fi-
nancing component of the resolu-
tion.
Regarding health care, Gov. affirms tribal sovereignty
Important notice from Warm Springs Sanitation
Gov. Kate Brown this week af-
fir med the sovereignty of
Oregon’s nine federally-recognized
Indian tribes, and their right to
healthcare.
Gov. Brown’s statement came
in the face of suggestions from the
federal government that tribes be
considered racial groups instead of
sovereign nations.
More specifically, her statement
comes as a reaction to the possi-
bility raised by U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, and
the Centers for Medicare and Med-
icaid Services, that the federal gov-
ernment may not be obligated to
require states to exempt federally-
recognized Indian tribes from
Medicaid work requirements.
“Now more than ever, states
must take the lead when it comes
to standing up for people and the
care they rely on,” Gov. Brown
said.
“Undercutting access to health
care only increases costs and cre-
ates barriers to care. This does not
just hurt individuals, but all Orego-
nians.”
She added, “The federal
government’s recent stance to-
wards our tribal nations disregards
and disrespects the unique and
longstanding legal status of
Oregon’s nine federally-recognized
tribes as sovereign governments.
“This is legally unsound and flatly
against the government-to-govern-
ment relationships that we have
developed and cherish here in Or-
egon.”
Due to contamination
caused by illegal dumping
in Warm Springs, oil and
other hazardous materials
will not be accepted at the
Dry Creek Landfill, or any
This is American Indian Week
This is American Indian Week
in Oregon, May 19-26, as Gover-
nor Brown designated by proclama-
tion, which reads:
Whereas the nine federally rec-
ognized tribes in Oregon have had
deep knowledge of and close ties
to our landscapes, viewscapes and
waterways since time immemorial;
and
Whereas the cultural items, cul-
tural resources and meaningful
places associated with these long-
held connections still remain a criti-
cal part of Oregon tribal traditions,
tribal lifeways and the strength of
the tribal community today; and
Whereas the state of Oregon
seeks to encourage learning about
these cultural items, resources and
sites as a way to increase apprecia-
tion for the value all Oregonians
Tribal committees
Upcoming tribal committee
meetings include:
Joint Committee meeting,
Wednesday, June 6, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. at the Fire Management con-
ference room.
Land Use Planning Commit-
tee, Wednesday, June 6, 9 a.m. to
noon at administration building
conference room 3.
Fish and Wildlife Committee,
Thursday, June 7, 3 to 5 p.m. at
the administration building confer-
ence room 3.
Range and Ag Committee,
Tuesday, June 12, 9 a.m. to noon
at the administration conference
room 3.
Fish and Wildlife Committee,
Monday, June 18, 3 to 5 p.m., ad-
ministration conference room 3.
Land Use Planning Commit-
tee, Wednesday, June 20, 9 a.m. to
noon, conference room 3 at admin-
istration.
gain from this rich and enduring
tribal heritage; and
Whereas the state of Oregon
also acknowledges the contribu-
tions of all Native peoples and
Native communities to the arts,
education, health, economic devel-
opment and civic community that
makes this a better place to life
for all Oregonians;
Now therefore, I, Kate Brown,
Governor of the State of Oregon,
hereby proclaim May 19-26, 2018
to be American Indian Week in
Oregon, and encourage all Orego-
nians to join in this observance.
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transfer stations until fur-
ther notice. Oil and other
household hazardous
waste will need to be taken
to Madras Sanitary Ser-
vice.